MILTON WATTS v. THOMAS KNIGHT SHERIFF (2017)

Petitioner has submitted a letter and supplements which this Court has treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The order to show cause, issued on November 7, 2016, is hereby discharged. The petition is hereby transferred, pursuant to Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2003), and Harvard v. Singletary, 733 So. 2d 1020 (Fla. 1999), to the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, in and for Sarasota County, Florida, for consideration as a request to discharge counsel in Case No. 582015CF002514XXXANC. The transfer of this case should not be construed as an adjudication or comment on the merits of the petition, and the transferee court should not interpret the transfer of this petition as an indication that it should reach a particular result with regard to the petitioner's request. The transferee court shall treat the petition as if it had been originally filed there on the date it was filed in this Court. If necessary, any determination concerning whether a filing fee shall be applicable to this case shall be made by the transferee court. Any and all pending motions in this case are hereby deferred to the transferee court. Any future pleadings filed regarding this case should be filed in the above mentioned circuit court at 2000 Main Street, Sarasota, Florida 34237.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.

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John A. Tomasino Clerk, Supreme Court